Rainbow Honey Papillon Swatches & Review

It’s an unreleased colour, but don’t worry – I’m not a complete tease. 😉 It’ll be coming out officially in the upcoming Rainbow Honey Midnight Garden Spring Collection. That’s set to come out in the middle of March.

Rainbow Honey Papillon Review

Colour

Papillon by Rainbow Honey is an absolute stunner, and you can layer it over so many different bases to achieve completely unique final looks.

I chose to layer it over OPI Scores a Goal!, which is what I’d describe as a raspberry chocolate. I love how the pink and holographic glitter in Papillon really play off of the OPI shade.

The base looks pretty clear, which is why I think this is excellent for layering with. And the majority of the glitter is a pale pink, which is really cute, especially with Valentine’s Day quickly approaching.

Some of the glitter is holographic, so as the light hits your nails, they reflect all the colours of the rainbow, which is really fun!

Finish

Obviously, this is a really glittertastic nail polish, so there’s a little bit of texture, due to the chunky pieces.

It took some effort to remove the lacquer, but it was completely worth it because I don’t have any glitter nail polish that has butterfly pieces in it.

Also, with just one coat of top coat, it smoothed things out so well, so the finish wasn’t sharp or super gritty.

It’s so cool how there’s fine, medium, and large glitter, in addition to the large butterfly glitter.

Application & Formula

I was surprised that it wasn’t thick and gooey, considering all the glitter dispersed in the polish.

It applied very easily, and to get an even coat of glitter, I had to manipulate the pieces a bit and moving them around with the brush. It wasn’t difficult, but you have to work fast or the polish will dry before you even out the glitter.

Pros

Glittertastic nail polish

Contains different sizes of glitter, including butterfly-shaped glitter

Great layering polish

Holographic & pink glitter

Cons

Has some grittiness (but it can be smoothed out with a layer of top coat)

Final Verdict: 9.5/10

Papillon by Rainbow Honey is a really special nail polish in my collection, and I can’t wait to try it layered over other nail polishes. It sparkles so much, and it truly creates a unique manicure.

If you haven’t tried Rainbow Honey nail polish, I suggest you give this one a go when it becomes available!

Do you like novelty glitters? Have you tried any Rainbow Honey nail polishes? What would you layer this over?